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Lucky escape for pilot after plane crash lands near Costa del Sol aerodrome
The light aircraft came down in an avocado plantation around eight kilometres from the Leoni Benabú airstrip at El Trapiche near Vélez-Málaga
Eugenio Cabezas
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What to do
Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra to perform works by Henry Mancini in Axarquía town
The concert will take place on Wednesday 26 June in Rincón de la Victoria’s municipal auditorium
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Infrastructure
Local and regional administrations at loggerheads over widening of A-356 road in Vélez-Málaga
Roadworks to turn a section of the road into a dual carriageway are still in the pipeline despite the problem worsening since work to the Camino de Torrox has meant the closure of the second A-7 motorway exit
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Heritage
American Independence celebrations planned for one of Costa del Sol’s most iconic landmarks
Nerja will be hosting a parade with more than 60 people dressed in period costumes as a prelude to the main event in Macharaviaya
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Heritage
This is the village in Malaga province where Islamic manuscripts were hidden for five centuries
Cútar in the Axarquía is also home to other reminders of Al-Analus, including the Aina Alcaharia fountain and Algorfa arch
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Hiking in Malaga
A breathtaking hike through some of the Costa del Sol's most stunning scenery
This itinerary follows a relatively short dirt track along the Maro cliffs and takes in Nerja's iconic Balcón de Europa
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Food and drink
No added sugar or additives: these are the energy bars made on the Costa del Sol
Tree Natural Bars based in Torre del Mar has been producing and selling the products, which are suitable for vegans and contain no gluten or lactose, since last year
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Young man who died after falling from cliffs on Costa del Sol was an Erasmus student from Turkey
The University of Malaga has decreed three days of official mourning for the accidental death of Berkehan Gündongan
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Young man dies after falling from cliff on popular Costa del Sol beach
The 27-year-old was attended to by the emergency services on Carabeo beach after suffering a severe blow to the head, but nothing could be done to save his life
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LGBT
Costa del Sol town honours Andalusian government for its #StopLGTBIphobia campaign
Rincón de la Victoria town hall has highlighted the work of Francisco Obes from the Junta de Andalucía who will be given the award during the town's Pride celebrations on 21 June
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Heritage
Popular Costa del Sol museum and visitor centre receives award the best digitalised experience
The Roman Villa Antiopa project has been recognised for its use of virtual, augmented and extended reality technology
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Drought crisis
Political parties blame each other over delays to desalination plant for drought-stricken Axarquía area of Malaga province
The centre-right Partido Popular (PP) has accused Pedro Sánchez's socialists of allocating 250 million euros for a plant in Morocco instead while the socialists claim that the PP-led Junta de Andalucía hasn't invested either
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Retail
Costa del Sol town signs pioneering agreement to assist shoppers with autism spectrum disorders
Asociación Autismo en Positivo and Rincón de la Victoria employers' association will be providing training for businesses and signs as well as pictograms in establishments
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Environment
Costa del Sol primary school awarded first prize for Harry Potter-inspired recycling project
Pupils at Las Naciones were the winners of Vélez-Málaga town hall's first creative recycling competition, which promotes the reuse of materials to encourage zero waste
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Photography
The award-winning monstrous images of insects taken by a Malaga photographer
Javier Rupérez, who works as secretary of Almáchar town hall, has won his fifth best extreme macro photographer award in one of the most prestigious competitions in the world